Roasting Pie Pumpkins for Puree

Roasting Pie Pumpkin Pumpkins     My wonderful neighbors provided us with some homegrown beautiful pie pumpkins. I have been waiting for the prefect time to roast them to make pumpkin puree for my passion and love of baking. Pumpkin is a great way to decrease fat in baked goods without sacrificing moisture in recipes. […]

Pumpkin Spice Chia Overnight Oats

Now that it is October I feel like I can pumpkin it up. I started the day with this delicious treat.  Ingredients  1/2 cup of pumpkin purée 3 tablespoons oats old fashioned 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon  1/4 teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spice 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk  1 1/2 cups water 2 teaspoons Chia seeds […]

Pumpkin Ale Bread

Tomorrow is Halloween and I have pumpkins on my mind. It is really rainy in the burgh so I thought I’d bake some beer bread to go with supper. I checked out the refrigerator and low and behold we had pumpkin hard cider on hand.  I think this will make for a tasty fall bread. […]

Double Pumpkin Spice Chip Cookies

Fall is pumpkin madness as far as I am concerned so I am going to take advantage of the season and the bountiful harvest of the pie pumpkins! This is a spin off my hubbies favorite chocolate chip cookie.  This recipe yields: 74 cookies Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (room temperature) 1/4 cup puréed […]

Pumpkin Oat Bars

We had a special birthday in the office the other day and one of her favorite things to eat is pumpkin flavored treats . Luckily I still have a stock pile of puréed pumpkin in our freezer from our generous neighbors . I love using pumpkin purée in baked goods. Sometimes I like to add it as […]

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

   My husband loves pumpkin spice coffee creamer! Now we can have it all year round! This is a very simple recipe and way more delicious than store bought.  Ingredients: 2 cups of soy creamer or soy milk 3 Tbsp puréed pumpkin  3 three inch cinnamon sticks 1 tsp ground pumpkin spice  1 tsp pure […]

Pumpkin Banana Bread

   My sister loves hempseeds! So this one’s for you Jenna Lynn. I like that it gives the bread a bit of a nutty texture without the nuts. Yields 4 mini loaves Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 2 tb wheat germ 2 tb hemp seeds 2 tb Canola oil 2 tb buttermilk 1/2 […]